new Delhi, Recently, the elections to five states in the country were over and except one, the BJP won the remaining four. All eyes were on UP. BJP got 255 seats. At the same time, among those candidates of BJP, Noida’s candidate Pankaj Singh, who won with huge votes. He is the son of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. He won the Uttar Pradesh assembly election 2022 from Noida assembly seat by defeating his rival by a margin of over 1.81 lakh votes and people are now guessing his position in the Yogi cabinet.
After Pankaj Singh defeated Samajwadi Party’s Sunil Choudhary by a huge margin of 1,81,513 votes, the next big question is whether he will find a place in Yogi Adityanath’s new cabinet. Media reports suggest that the new government in UP is likely to be sworn in in the coming week.
Meanwhile, in Dadri, Tejpal Nagar retained his seat by securing 2.18 lakh (or 61.64%) votes. SP’s Rajkumar Bhati was second with 79,850 (or 22.57%) votes. According to the Election Commission, the victory margin was 1.38 lakh.
In Jewar, Dhirendra Singh got 1.17 lakh (50.53%) votes. He registered his second straight assembly victory over Rashtriya Lok Dal rival Avtar Singh Bhadana. He got 60,890 (or 26.25%) votes. According to the results on the Election Commission’s website, the margin of victory was 56,315 votes.
Simultaneously, a trio of BJP MLAs from Noida, Dadri and Jewar in Gautam Buddh Nagar district retained their respective seats.
The BJP has once again won the mandate of the people in the politically important state, with Yogi Adityanath set to become the chief minister for a second consecutive term. This victory has broken a 37-year-old record in the state.
first published:March 12, 2022, 3:10 pm
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